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in our country's history. we'll talk with "new york times" writer nick kapasori. he said big donors have little to show for their cash flood. will it change it ahead? joe biden said the election results are a mandate on the obama tax policy. what does your gut tell you regarding comments made by the vice president? check out awe "news nation" fumblr page, you'll find behind the scene pictures. i was in the ambulance and i was told to call my next of kin. at 33 years old, i was having a heart attack. now i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i didn't know this could happen so young. take control, talk to your doctor. a cup of johan is a 600 horsepower sports coupe that likes to hug curves. ♪ your curves. smooth, rich, never bitter, gevalia. >>> the results of this year's election show parts of map are shifting. the i-4 area of corridor is not a swing area in florida anymore. there's a huge growth in non-cuban latino voters in the
in our country's history. we'll talk with "new york times" writer nick kapasori. he said big donors have little to show for their cash flood. will it change it ahead? joe biden said the election results are a mandate on the obama tax policy. what does your gut tell you regarding comments made by the vice president? check out awe "news nation" fumblr page, you'll find behind the scene pictures. i was in the ambulance and i was told to call my next of kin. at 33 years old, i...
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a second term comes with a world of problems. >> for president obama, the most dangerous country in the world in his first term and his second term will be pakistan. >> reporter: that's where bin laden was hiding and it remains a safe haven for militant extremists. syria is imploding and threatens to spread into a regional war. syria is hoping the president will engage. the euro is in crisis bs, greeks rioting again and, of course, iran still pursuing nuclear ambitions despite crippling sanctions. many worry it could trigger another war. >>> we turn to sports now. the finalists have been announced. mike trout is in the bunch vying for a.l.mvp, he's joined by triple crown winner miguel cabrera, adrian beltre, josh hamilton and robby cano. ryan braun against headley, mccutchen, molina and posey. mets knuckleballer r.a. dickey, the old man he's up against david price of the vanderbilt university and jered weaver. mike trout also a near lock for rookie of the year. the winners announced next week beginning on monday. >>> in the nfl it turns out mark sanchez and tim tebow aren't the only new
a second term comes with a world of problems. >> for president obama, the most dangerous country in the world in his first term and his second term will be pakistan. >> reporter: that's where bin laden was hiding and it remains a safe haven for militant extremists. syria is imploding and threatens to spread into a regional war. syria is hoping the president will engage. the euro is in crisis bs, greeks rioting again and, of course, iran still pursuing nuclear ambitions despite...
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the country chose barack obama with a large margin. >> twice. >> twice. not once. twice. and maz a message for him, that he needs to actually cooperate with barack obama, not attack him. >> joan, as i said, he questioned what ms. rice, ambassador rice knows. let me explain. ambassador rice, now the u.n. ambassador to the u.n., foreign policy adviser to john kerry, clinton administration '93 to 2001, a rhodes scholar, a ph.d. from oxford university. i mean, as was stated by rula, he didn't question condoleezza rice in 2005, when the whole world was questioning whether there was weapons of mass destruction. it was accepted that she was stating what was given to her. >> right. >> all miss rice did now, susan rice, was state what she was briefed on that day. >> and she was very clear. >> by the cia. >> right. and she was very clear about the ongoing uncertainty. i happen to know susan rice. i've known her for a decade. she's brilliant. so this notion that she's not qualified or she wasn't terribly bright in her remarks, it's really insulting. it's really personal. and yes, ag
the country chose barack obama with a large margin. >> twice. >> twice. not once. twice. and maz a message for him, that he needs to actually cooperate with barack obama, not attack him. >> joan, as i said, he questioned what ms. rice, ambassador rice knows. let me explain. ambassador rice, now the u.n. ambassador to the u.n., foreign policy adviser to john kerry, clinton administration '93 to 2001, a rhodes scholar, a ph.d. from oxford university. i mean, as was stated by...
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cracker barrel old country store. but in 2012, president obama won 77% of counties with a whole foods market and 29% of counties with a cracker barrel old country store. a 48-point gap. i was going over the statistic in arlington, virginia, and i had a young woman in the audience raise her hand and ask me, excuse me, did you meet crate & barrel? i've never heard of a cracker barrel. i think it speaks to mentality of looking for $11.99 organic juice are living in. >> yeah. i was thinking about this. now, i come from massachusetts. i come from blue america. there is a cracker barrel, i grew up near lowell, mass. they voted by 27 points for obama. maybe not so much to this and then i remembered in virginia, we were there in the election, betsy is a virginia native and brought me for the cracker barrel for the first time. i actually liked -- i liked it. smelled like a fireplace probably because there was a fireplace and we got out to the parking lot after and i knew i was in -- obama care and there's a lot of republicans
cracker barrel old country store. but in 2012, president obama won 77% of counties with a whole foods market and 29% of counties with a cracker barrel old country store. a 48-point gap. i was going over the statistic in arlington, virginia, and i had a young woman in the audience raise her hand and ask me, excuse me, did you meet crate & barrel? i've never heard of a cracker barrel. i think it speaks to mentality of looking for $11.99 organic juice are living in. >> yeah. i was...
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ation-americans now the fastest grown minority group in the country went 73% for president obama and the democrats. these are numbers that make the republican party not just in the long term, in the medium term, and maybe in the short term unsustainable. it's untenable to be losing the future of the country by these kinds of margins. either they change or they die, they go the way of the when i ig party, and the civil war we'll see in the republican party. the opening salvos were fired today. >> eugene robinson inns thanks so much. >>> the right-wing spin machine works so hard to paint the election as a win for mitt romney. even the candidate bought their lies. interesting details ahead. stay with us. >>> we love to hear from our viewers on twitter at ed show and on our facebook page. tonight many of you are surging democrats to stand firm on the fiscal krif. this tweet -- president obama should stand true to his promise and go off the fiscal cliff and make sure the rich pay a fair share. >>> and ds butte tweeds dems should take it to the road for the people to know what's happening.
ation-americans now the fastest grown minority group in the country went 73% for president obama and the democrats. these are numbers that make the republican party not just in the long term, in the medium term, and maybe in the short term unsustainable. it's untenable to be losing the future of the country by these kinds of margins. either they change or they die, they go the way of the when i ig party, and the civil war we'll see in the republican party. the opening salvos were fired today....
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ation-americans now the fastest grown minority group in the country went 73% for president obama and the democrats. these are numbers that make the republican party not just in the long term, in the medium term, and maybe in the short term unsustainable. it's untenable to be losing the future of the country by these kinds of margins. either they change or they die, they go the way of the whenig party, and the civil war we'll see in the republican party. the opening salvos were fired today. >> eugene robinson inns thanks so much. >>> the right-wing spin machine works so hard to paint the election as a win for mitt romney. even the candidate bought their lies. interesting details ahead. stay with us. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the gr
ation-americans now the fastest grown minority group in the country went 73% for president obama and the democrats. these are numbers that make the republican party not just in the long term, in the medium term, and maybe in the short term unsustainable. it's untenable to be losing the future of the country by these kinds of margins. either they change or they die, they go the way of the whenig party, and the civil war we'll see in the republican party. the opening salvos were fired today....
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this morning, president obama is dealing with two major issues. first, the resignation of the head of the cia, david peteus. and the possibility of a major financial crisis triggered if the country goes off the fiscal cliff. but right now, it seems like the petraeus scandal is overshadowing everything. the four star general resigned friday after admitting an affair with his biographer, paula broadwell. and investigators are asking why they didn't know about the investigation sooner. >> we received no advance notice. it was like a lightning bolt. the way i found out, i came back to washington thursday night. friday morning, the staff director told me there were a number of calls from press about this. i called david petraeus. >> and are you going to investigate why the fbi didn't notify you before? >> yes, absolutely. this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. there is a way to do it. >> and several top republicans are demanding petraeus come back to capitol hill this week to testify befo
this morning, president obama is dealing with two major issues. first, the resignation of the head of the cia, david peteus. and the possibility of a major financial crisis triggered if the country goes off the fiscal cliff. but right now, it seems like the petraeus scandal is overshadowing everything. the four star general resigned friday after admitting an affair with his biographer, paula broadwell. and investigators are asking why they didn't know about the investigation sooner. >> we...
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what an amazing, loyalty for your are state, as opposed to your country. didn't we get past that at one point? >> i don't think so. >> i'm standing up for south carolina, what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer. two summers ago, with the showdown over the fiscal -- over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time, the president tried to reach bargain. surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth.
what an amazing, loyalty for your are state, as opposed to your country. didn't we get past that at one point? >> i don't think so. >> i'm standing up for south carolina, what does that mean? >> we went through this last summer. two summers ago, with the showdown over the fiscal -- over the debt ceiling. >> yeah. >> and at that point in time, the president tried to reach bargain. surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the...
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he loves his country. and he's doing all he can for a guy he believes in in barack obama. >> all right. former congressman patrick murphy, essentially it sounds like the ends justify the means when it comes to campaigns. >> i think, when i was in congress we tried to pass a bill to disclose that and other things. we got to know who is putting money in these elections, it's gotten too much. we just spent $6 billion on political campaigns last week. i mean -- that's outrageous. >> it's an eye-popping total. >> you're including congress, senate, and the local races as well. >> yes. >> thank you for your time. but most importantly, thank you for your service to our country. >> thanks, craig, you're a great american, appreciate it. >>> let's pick up on the fallout from general petraeus' resignation in our war room. where we break down politics, go inside the strategies behind the headlines. with me, democratic strategist, richard goodstein, and fellow south carolinaen and former cham chairman of the south carol
he loves his country. and he's doing all he can for a guy he believes in in barack obama. >> all right. former congressman patrick murphy, essentially it sounds like the ends justify the means when it comes to campaigns. >> i think, when i was in congress we tried to pass a bill to disclose that and other things. we got to know who is putting money in these elections, it's gotten too much. we just spent $6 billion on political campaigns last week. i mean -- that's outrageous....
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barack obama, but do so with 332 electoral vo votes." so the problem wasn't too many ads or not enough ads. it was pouring money into a message that ultimately appeared to be out of sync with the majority of voters. joan, one of the problems here that people on the left and particularly in the blog sphere, which is more critical of the political class and more critical of some of the traditional media, the critique has been that republicans get to move the goal line, not only in negotiation, which might be good strategy, but in the factual underpinnings of our discussion. whether it's climate change where the science doesn't add up, or as we saw in the final couple of weeks of this debate, in the polling and math and the electoral votes and early votes and everything we could count showed an obama edge. but the republicans sort of did something tough to themselves. they really shocked and awed their own base, because they weren't ready for this. >> well, i think it's very interesting, because i go back to that interview, i think it was r
barack obama, but do so with 332 electoral vo votes." so the problem wasn't too many ads or not enough ads. it was pouring money into a message that ultimately appeared to be out of sync with the majority of voters. joan, one of the problems here that people on the left and particularly in the blog sphere, which is more critical of the political class and more critical of some of the traditional media, the critique has been that republicans get to move the goal line, not only in...
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here's why, look, the country is equally divided here. we clearly need to move together in the senate and to have a compromise from both the left and the right. this is consistent with then-president obama and candidate foe hillary clinton in -- >> hold on. hold on. but hold on, i'll remind you what senator obama said, he really admire the rival. there's a political ramification for anything that he does. i have to give the president credit that this is consistent with what he said in the past. >> i have confidence that the president thought governor romney could play a significant and meaningful role. >> kiki ever the diplomatic. >>> also making news this morning -- gas rationing in new jersey is over. governor christie said that there's enough gas for drivers. drivers had been waiting in lines for hours, because a lot of those gas stations didn't have the power to pump. rationing is the still in effect in new york. meantime, 300,000 people are still without power. >>> the soldier accused of killing six afghan civilians in afghanistan, d
here's why, look, the country is equally divided here. we clearly need to move together in the senate and to have a compromise from both the left and the right. this is consistent with then-president obama and candidate foe hillary clinton in -- >> hold on. hold on. but hold on, i'll remind you what senator obama said, he really admire the rival. there's a political ramification for anything that he does. i have to give the president credit that this is consistent with what he said in the...
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barack obama is turning this country into a combination of naziism and socialism. obama care is going -- >> gentlemen, i think i have the problem, michael. michael, i want you to listen to this. suppose -- well, you are african-american. >> yeah. yeah. >> here we go. would you like the first president who comes from that background to be called a racist by glenn beck? a racist? because of what? no reason. if you're a woman in the executive world, would you like to be called a femi-nazi from rush limbaugh? it isn't like somebody dreamed up this horrible rejectionism on the part of these people on the right. it's fair enough to say they're not office seekers because you couldn't seek office and talk like this, but your party gets blamed for this racket. >> let's not let mitt romney off the hook. he embraced donald trump. he goes on rush limbaugh, embraces fox news, and so he gives the legitimate republican establishment seal of approval to a lot of nonsense, and then he ends up getting bit in the backside because of it. >> i think a lot of us would say throughout the
barack obama is turning this country into a combination of naziism and socialism. obama care is going -- >> gentlemen, i think i have the problem, michael. michael, i want you to listen to this. suppose -- well, you are african-american. >> yeah. yeah. >> here we go. would you like the first president who comes from that background to be called a racist by glenn beck? a racist? because of what? no reason. if you're a woman in the executive world, would you like to be called a...
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we will look at country's vote for progress just ahead. hey big guy, i want to get a big tv for my big family, for the big holiday. we like to watch big games. we got a big spread together. so it's gotta be big. how about the 55-inch lg tv. it's led and has incredible picture quality. that's big... but i got a little budget. with the walmart credit card special financing you can go big this year. that's big time! alright! [ male announcer ] get the season's hottest brands, like an lg 55-inch led tv. make an electronics purchase of $429 or more on your walmart credit card and get no interest if paid in full within 18 months. america's gift headquarters. walmart. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insur
we will look at country's vote for progress just ahead. hey big guy, i want to get a big tv for my big family, for the big holiday. we like to watch big games. we got a big spread together. so it's gotta be big. how about the 55-inch lg tv. it's led and has incredible picture quality. that's big... but i got a little budget. with the walmart credit card special financing you can go big this year. that's big time! alright! [ male announcer ] get the season's hottest brands, like an lg 55-inch...
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in vietnam, served his country. i really do. but to see what he's turning into, it's like a character of himself. it breaks my heart. i don't know if it's because he lost four years ago to president obama or what. it breaks your heart as an american to see this. >> the other thing that bothers me is when you hear these conspiracy theories about libya and the timing of the petraeus resignation, let me show you since the congressman here raised mr. hannidy. let me show you the conversation. >> why now? petraeus was supposed to testify this week. >> yeah. it's so suspicious. it is not a coincidence to me. >> the sword was lowered on election day. as soon as the election is over, as soon as he can be dispensed with, the sword drops and he's destroyed. >> they were dishonest with the american people. flat out lied about what happened. >> this was all to stop petraeus from testifying about benghazi. but he's testifying tomorrow. >> sure. >> are they going to be on the air tonight apologizing for misleading people with their conspiracy
in vietnam, served his country. i really do. but to see what he's turning into, it's like a character of himself. it breaks my heart. i don't know if it's because he lost four years ago to president obama or what. it breaks your heart as an american to see this. >> the other thing that bothers me is when you hear these conspiracy theories about libya and the timing of the petraeus resignation, let me show you since the congressman here raised mr. hannidy. let me show you the conversation....
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see how the second obama term starts off. learn how the country's doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead -- seven days later, and paul ryan still can't handle the truth. one week after president obama crushed the gop, congressman paul ryan returned to his day job on capitol hill today, carrying his own bags, like much of the republican party, he still seems dazed about the national rejection he took. and in an interview he told a local tv station what it felt like to lose. >> what it had become clear to us as things went on, in avirginia and ohio weren't coming together, that it looked to me some time early in the evening that it just wasn't going to happen. >> and what did that feel like for you? what -- >> it was very disappointing. we had good days, bad days. it was a great experienc
see how the second obama term starts off. learn how the country's doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead -- seven days later, and paul ryan still can't handle the truth. one week after president...
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>> it is a divided country ideal logically. there are divisions that are still going to have to be healed. 55 million or so people voted for president obama, 53 million and change voted against him. right? so those 53 million people are going to have to be persuaded. and are going to have to be brought along. but i don't -- wouldn't use the word fractured for the country so much as just an evolving country, a changing country. but it's a different-looking country. it's a different-feeling country. it's a different-sounding country. we speak more in spanish now than we used to. and i think that creates a lot of anxiety in some people. it's difficult for some people to deal with. but that's the way it is. >> how about mitt romney's concession speech? did it hit the points it needed to? did it do anything to bring those 53 million and change back into the tent happily so? >> i thought it was a very good concession speech. number one, it was brief. and it was gracious. he began by congratulating president obama. he ended by saying
>> it is a divided country ideal logically. there are divisions that are still going to have to be healed. 55 million or so people voted for president obama, 53 million and change voted against him. right? so those 53 million people are going to have to be persuaded. and are going to have to be brought along. but i don't -- wouldn't use the word fractured for the country so much as just an evolving country, a changing country. but it's a different-looking country. it's a different-feeling...
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what the whole country is hoping for president obama, particularly his solid base, they want him to dare to be great. but as the governor knows that's easier said than done. one thing, stop talking about a mandate. i think president obama got considerable leverage with his election, but it was not a mandate. and what he faces, he has a decision to make. the democrats both in the house and particularly in the senate, have moved more to the left than they were before the election. the republicans are already pretty far right. that's one of the reasons they lost the election. there's pressure on president obama to deliver as his party in the congress moves to the left. now elections are won in the middle. president obama was considered the most middle course of the two candidates which is why he won. if he decides to govern from the middle and dares to be great, it will cost him some on his left. but it will be worth the price for the country. in terms of specifics you mentioned i think he can get progress on immigration. global warming, going to be a lot tougher. that's where he has to dar
what the whole country is hoping for president obama, particularly his solid base, they want him to dare to be great. but as the governor knows that's easier said than done. one thing, stop talking about a mandate. i think president obama got considerable leverage with his election, but it was not a mandate. and what he faces, he has a decision to make. the democrats both in the house and particularly in the senate, have moved more to the left than they were before the election. the republicans...
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i heard that overwhelmingly as i crisscrossed the country for the president. we can't engage in my way or the highway politics anymore. i know democrats are ready to work with the republicans. we hope they're ready to work with us as well. >> another item on the president's agenda is the showdown in iran and smoothing over what appears to be tensions with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu after all the accusations of appeasement on the other side. as you pointed out in florida, president obama is winning the jewish vote. smaller margins than what we saw come out in '08. what does the president need to do for both? to keep everybody happy at this time right now, all these voters in his corner. >> the discretion over iran and doing everything we can to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon is not about politics. it's about making sure we can keep americans safe, that we can keep israelis and actually everybody around iran, who would be hugely, horrifically impacted if they were able to get a nuclear weapon, this is not a poll icy of containment, a
i heard that overwhelmingly as i crisscrossed the country for the president. we can't engage in my way or the highway politics anymore. i know democrats are ready to work with the republicans. we hope they're ready to work with us as well. >> another item on the president's agenda is the showdown in iran and smoothing over what appears to be tensions with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu after all the accusations of appeasement on the other side. as you pointed out in florida,...
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it looked at it and the things we discussed in the past, the changing demographics in the country. a little bump president obama got from hurricane sandy as well as a lot of voters still blaming george w. bush more than barack obama for the state of the economy. >> it's so interesting. i liked at ohio a lot, and we talked about, governor rendell, ohio. mark, the auto bailout was a big factor in that state, and when you look at the overall white vote, the gap in ohio was closed compared to the national numbers. i believe the difference was around 12% as opposed to a 28% advantage among white voters that mitt romney had greatly in part because the white working class people in the state saw the president having their back with the auto bailout. that was not a gift. thaep that's an industry. >> the auto bailout did help president obama in ohio. it is also worth noting that president obama's performance among white voters in midwest states like ohio, like wisconsin, like iowa is completely different than it was nationally and substantially different in states measured by the exit poll.
it looked at it and the things we discussed in the past, the changing demographics in the country. a little bump president obama got from hurricane sandy as well as a lot of voters still blaming george w. bush more than barack obama for the state of the economy. >> it's so interesting. i liked at ohio a lot, and we talked about, governor rendell, ohio. mark, the auto bailout was a big factor in that state, and when you look at the overall white vote, the gap in ohio was closed compared to...
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over the last year the country has witnessed more than its share of gun violence. lawmakers have take nonaction to resolve it. in february 17-year-old trayvon martin claimed by a neighborhood watchman. in july james holmes allegedly killed 12 and injured nearly 60 others at a movie theater. two weeks later six died during a shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin and in chicago, shootings drove that city's murder rate up by 25%. in a book former "new york times" reporter and editor craig whitney argues with 300 million guns across the country it would be impossible to get rid of them. quote -- joining the panel now i the author of "living with guns" craig whitney. thanks for coming on the show. >> thank you for having me. >> in the book you talk about both sides needing to come together. i will say, is the intransagainst not largely on the part of the nra. you write the nra wouldn't meet with you even though you are a member of the nra. >> that are certainly intransigent, but their intransagainst is strengthened by the impression they have that the people that want
over the last year the country has witnessed more than its share of gun violence. lawmakers have take nonaction to resolve it. in february 17-year-old trayvon martin claimed by a neighborhood watchman. in july james holmes allegedly killed 12 and injured nearly 60 others at a movie theater. two weeks later six died during a shooting at a sikh temple in wisconsin and in chicago, shootings drove that city's murder rate up by 25%. in a book former "new york times" reporter and editor...
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no, unmarried women, you know, who were hard hit by the economy and we're in a country where a majority of the households are unmarried. and unmarried women are kind of the vanguard of that and express in support of president obama who represent their values better, responded on the economy, and protected medicare. >> and why distinguish between unmarried and married? how do you campaign between these two groups differently? >> well, actually, unmarried women are very different politically. married women now identified a republican, unmarried women are solidly democratic. unmarried women see that there is a bigger role for government. unmarried women have been harder hit in this economy, unmarried women to be much more likely uninsured, pro-choice, on every way you talk about it, be it stays the same. they are looking for an economy that helps their family, their kitchen tables and for politicians to stay out of their personal lives and for government to be on their side and help, whether it's protecting medicare and social security or protecting -- making sure that their insurance comp
no, unmarried women, you know, who were hard hit by the economy and we're in a country where a majority of the households are unmarried. and unmarried women are kind of the vanguard of that and express in support of president obama who represent their values better, responded on the economy, and protected medicare. >> and why distinguish between unmarried and married? how do you campaign between these two groups differently? >> well, actually, unmarried women are very different...
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it isn't president obama. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ if it wasn't for you ♪ don't know what i'd do ♪ i'd have nothing to prove ♪ i'd have nothing to lose ♪ i'd be all lost at sea ♪ with no reason to make it through ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the celebration diamond collection. ♪ if it wasn't for you [ male announcer ] diamonds so expertly cut, we guarantee them for life. zales is the diamond store. let love shine. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> welcome back. some stories making news this morning. a new pew research center poll finds that republicans in congress will be more to blame if the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff. 53% of those surveyed point the finger at the gop while 29% say president obama would be more to blame. >>> well, 20-year-old mitchell kusick of colorado has been charged with threatening to kill president obama during an october campaign event. kusick also made credible threats towards shooting and kil
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and that would be a huge thing for the country, a huge thing for the economy. for markets worldwide. i think for our sense of ourselves. that we can do stuff. we can still do stuff . >> and next weekend my interview with george poe tacky with his analysis. >>> in a moment, the polls that show voters may be ready for a tax hike. but why won't republicans believe it? . the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.6
and that would be a huge thing for the country, a huge thing for the economy. for markets worldwide. i think for our sense of ourselves. that we can do stuff. we can still do stuff . >> and next weekend my interview with george poe tacky with his analysis. >>> in a moment, the polls that show voters may be ready for a tax hike. but why won't republicans believe it? . the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes...
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. >>> rush limbaugh who famously declared his hope would be that president obama would fail, wasn't too happy about the results and tried to cheer up the right. >> conservatism did not lose. it's difficult to beat santa claus in a country where the option is santa claus or work. >>> shops putting up figurineses, one merchant said the president and first lady are special and italian politicians don't count for much. >>> along a beach in india, a sand artist celebrated obama's re-election by building a sculpture featuring the president, the american flag and a model of the white house on the beach. but that ask nothing compared to this. in kenya, the president's father was born. it is a bipartisan baby tribute. a new mom named one of her twin sons after both candidates. she said in keeping with how they placed, the first son was blamed barack obama, the second is mitt romney. how do you explain that 30 years down the road? >>> you know all those people that flooded your facebook feed with facebook chatter? young people were all over it on election day. older people dominated during the de
. >>> rush limbaugh who famously declared his hope would be that president obama would fail, wasn't too happy about the results and tried to cheer up the right. >> conservatism did not lose. it's difficult to beat santa claus in a country where the option is santa claus or work. >>> shops putting up figurineses, one merchant said the president and first lady are special and italian politicians don't count for much. >>> along a beach in india, a sand artist...
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vowed that he would "not budge" when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. labor leader and president of the afl-cio was among those at the white house meeting and says he and the president are right now on the same page, richard trumka. >> we're working to make sure we're not paying a tab for a party we didn't go to. the president led with the notion of protecting the middle class and now you have republicans that have it in their power and could sign a bill tomorrow that protects the middle class so we'll see what they can. are we going to push them on that? without a doubt we're going to push on them. are we going to collectively stand up and make sure that workers get a fair shake in all of this? absolutely, we are. do we believe that the president is committed to that same thing? absolutely, we do. >> by the way, tune in to msnbc today at 1:30 p.m. for live coverage of the president's press conference. again, at 1:30 today. >>> congressman paul ryan is dismissing suggestions that president obama's victory gives his administration a mand
vowed that he would "not budge" when it comes to letting the bush tax cuts expire for the country's highest earners. labor leader and president of the afl-cio was among those at the white house meeting and says he and the president are right now on the same page, richard trumka. >> we're working to make sure we're not paying a tab for a party we didn't go to. the president led with the notion of protecting the middle class and now you have republicans that have it in their power...
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president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] >>> thanks for staying with us tonight. while the republicans bicker about the budget in washington, president obama got to see what's really at stake in this fiscal cliff debate. the president visited a section of staten island still reeling from hurricane sandy. the storm hit more than two weeks ago. the cleanup is still a huge challenge here in new york city and long island and across new jersey tonight. one senior citizen's home is s
president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. we use this board to compare car insurance rates side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [...
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he'll likely also thank general petraeus for his service to the country and also express his continued support of general allen while this investigation is ongoing. in terms of this other big question that lawmakers have been talking about quite a bit, this question of when president obama was informed about the entire situation, i think that you will hear president obama essentially defer those questions to the fbi. essentially not question the fbi's handling of this situation. that is what i expect. anyway, thomas, based on carney's briefing that we heard yesterday. this is such a stunning situation, because, remember, this is the last thing that president obama was expecting to talk about during his first press conference, what he intended to be focusing on, the fiscal cliff, pressuring congress to work together to get a deal done so i think that you will also hear some questions about the fiscal cliff, we expect president obama's sort of opening offer to congress to be $1.6 trillion in new revenues including increasing taxes on wealthy americans and larger corporations. having said
he'll likely also thank general petraeus for his service to the country and also express his continued support of general allen while this investigation is ongoing. in terms of this other big question that lawmakers have been talking about quite a bit, this question of when president obama was informed about the entire situation, i think that you will hear president obama essentially defer those questions to the fbi. essentially not question the fbi's handling of this situation. that is what i...
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obama there, 60%. the president had 60%. governor romney had 37%. matt, what can republicans do to reconnect with young americans in this country? >> well, for one, the party has got to evolve on social issues. like i said earlier with the ballot initiatives, by a margin of over 60%, young people support same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization and two, they have to recognize that our generation is actual lay diverse one. states like california are now majority minority states. and until they realize that, they're going to have to message and go after younger people and realize that the landscape of the electorate is changing from an image perspective. and three, they have to actually trust science and facts. global warming is a real issue. the bls statistics are real data. and the fact that we debate that there are two sides to facts all the time and we don't necessarily look at them. look at the statements about rape and the women's bodies reaction to it. it's ridiculous to the average young people. we're a pragmatic generation. we look at facts
obama there, 60%. the president had 60%. governor romney had 37%. matt, what can republicans do to reconnect with young americans in this country? >> well, for one, the party has got to evolve on social issues. like i said earlier with the ballot initiatives, by a margin of over 60%, young people support same-sex marriage, marijuana legalization and two, they have to recognize that our generation is actual lay diverse one. states like california are now majority minority states. and until...
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arizona's got some of the ugliest politics in the country in many ways. look at the exit polling out of arizona. obama won 18 to 24 yeerlds, 66 to 32 and lost 65 and soldier 27 -- he won latinos 74 to 25. to me, arizona's politics, it's a great state, there's great things about arizona. i don't want to speak poorly about arizona, but arizona's politics are toxic politics and they're toxic politics because it's the place where these dividing linings are basically the kind of racial demographic generational categories and the partisan ideological categories have become co terminus. they exist in the same groups and there's this ethnic conflict. when iraq was recovering from its civil war in the beginning stages of setting up this putative democracy, we all just looked and said, well, there's going to be a shiite building block, a kurdish building block and they'll transmute their ethnic process into the democratic process. it's worried to imagine america that looks like that. whether you were feeling triumphant or whether you had the same anxiety as they co
arizona's got some of the ugliest politics in the country in many ways. look at the exit polling out of arizona. obama won 18 to 24 yeerlds, 66 to 32 and lost 65 and soldier 27 -- he won latinos 74 to 25. to me, arizona's politics, it's a great state, there's great things about arizona. i don't want to speak poorly about arizona, but arizona's politics are toxic politics and they're toxic politics because it's the place where these dividing linings are basically the kind of racial demographic...
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last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following but also urging netanyahu to avoid civilian casualties. hours earlier the israeli government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days. this morning israeli defense forces, the idf, dropped leaflets over gaza warning residents there to stay away from hamas operatives. >>> also on twitter, a clear message from the israeli defense forces saying we recommend that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, thoush their faces above ground in the days ahead. president obama also spoke last night with egypt's president about working together to try to preserve peace and security in that region. tension between israel and egypt's new islamist government has increased since the attacks with egypt recalling the ambassador to israe
last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following but also urging netanyahu to avoid civilian casualties. hours earlier the israeli government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days....
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it a million. really republican party going to fall on on a bunch of millionaires? >> it won't kill the country? take the president's offer? that almost sounds rational. and now some republicans in congress are also admitting they need to compromise. but not all conservatives are able to handle the new reality. in fact, some are beginning to lose it. for years grover norquist has been bullying gop lawmaker there is to never ever agreeing to raise taxes. but now he's claiming this election wasn't about taxes at all. >> the president was committed -- elected on the basis that he was not romney and that romney was a poopy head and you should vote against romney. >> really? that's how one of their leading guys explains their drumming. maybe republican shoes just take their toys and go home, too. far too many in the gop just can't handle the truth of what happened in this election.
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it a million. really republican party going to fall on on a bunch of millionaires? >> it won't kill the country? take the president's offer? that almost sounds rational. and now some republicans in congress are also admitting they need to compromise. but not all conservatives are able to handle...
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so i think part of the problem here for president obama and the democratic party generally is that they don't have a lot of control. these are state-level laws. these are not federal. where he has control through the department of justice which has the power to enforce the voting rights act which as we know, was one of the key strategies to allowing people to vote in some of the key states. >> the supreme court is going to hear section 5. >> we heard on friday that the supreme court is going to hear it. we know from chief justice roberts that he questions the constitutionality of section 5 which he said in the case in 2009. the only way that the white house has any power over this kind of really taking away rights that we have fought so hard for in this country is through his supreme court nominations and presumably he will have a few. >> which is not a small thing. it's a huge part of the presidential legacy. if you could suggest to the president a shopping list of where to spend his big win first, where would you have him spend it? >> that's a really interesting question. i think wher
so i think part of the problem here for president obama and the democratic party generally is that they don't have a lot of control. these are state-level laws. these are not federal. where he has control through the department of justice which has the power to enforce the voting rights act which as we know, was one of the key strategies to allowing people to vote in some of the key states. >> the supreme court is going to hear section 5. >> we heard on friday that the supreme court...
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see how this second obama term starts off. learn how the country is doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. the ed show starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. the president has told progressive leaders he's not budging on taxes. >> we're prepared to stand up for america. >> the campaign for the middle class begins at the white house, and the campaign pour millionaires has begun on the senate floor. >> half the congress opposes tax hikes. >> tonight, mary kay henry of the service employees international union and senator brown on the new campaign for the middle class. paul ryan is finally speaking, and he's still in the bubble. >> i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout especially in urban areas. >> ohio state senator turner is here to respond. the petition to see seed is growing with speed. >> deep in the heart of texas! >> find out why i agree with rick
see how this second obama term starts off. learn how the country is doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. the ed show starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. the president has told progressive leaders he's not budging on taxes. >> we're prepared to stand up for america. >>...
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the popular vote across the country, obama leads by 2.8 million votes, 50% to 48%. chuck, this is something, i know you -- i don't know if you're billy bean or into the money ball stuff going on now, but i have nothing but absolute -- what is the word, praise for people like nate silver but more importantly the guys in plouffe and axelrod and messina. they seemed to have the numbers right and we were all the doubters. >> they had this secret government study that was available to the public called the census and they seemed to understand it a lot better than the folks in the other political party, on the republican side. when you look at what they did. you know, they knew this wasn't going to be easy. they knew there was going to be a fired up republican vote. they knew they were going to have some issues and sort of -- among some conservative white voters, among white men. they basically went about to try to not just recreate what they put together in 2008, but figure out how to maximize their vote in places where there was growth. demographically in their directio
the popular vote across the country, obama leads by 2.8 million votes, 50% to 48%. chuck, this is something, i know you -- i don't know if you're billy bean or into the money ball stuff going on now, but i have nothing but absolute -- what is the word, praise for people like nate silver but more importantly the guys in plouffe and axelrod and messina. they seemed to have the numbers right and we were all the doubters. >> they had this secret government study that was available to the...
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felt really good in 2008, when we hired barack obama to lead this country. then there was this thing called the midterms in 2010, and then the recall elections in wisconsin followed. so you take your lumps. last night, i don't spike the football here in the studio. i don't have to. the country has the message. we have an opportunity to break the gridlock in washington. we have this small window of opportunity. it's all about attitudes right now. do we really want to do something for this economy or do we want to play political games and stop the 32 months of private sector job growth? americans have had enough of the bickering, and we will focus on this in the coming shows. and there's going to be a heck of a battle coming up in the lame duck session of the congress on exactly how we're going to solve this fiscal cliff that everybody's talking about. it's only a cliff if we want it to be. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, was president obama's re-election a victory for the middle class? text "a" for yes, text "b" fo
felt really good in 2008, when we hired barack obama to lead this country. then there was this thing called the midterms in 2010, and then the recall elections in wisconsin followed. so you take your lumps. last night, i don't spike the football here in the studio. i don't have to. the country has the message. we have an opportunity to break the gridlock in washington. we have this small window of opportunity. it's all about attitudes right now. do we really want to do something for this...
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whether it's his leadership or he's riding the wave of something that's moving through this country, the republican view of him and what he represents was completely wrong. >> alisha, let me stay there a minute. i remember in talking to then candidate obama, him saying it publicly, he wanted to be a transform tiff president and transfo it was not just the president that won, but initiatives won on balance that were openly very progressive and liberal. voter i.d. laws defeated in at least one state, marriage equality, i mean, we saw a transform attive election, a mandate that republicans weren't prepared for. >> a transforming nation and presidency. i think the two things happening at the same time are not coincident coincidental. i think the democrats can learn from it is when they run on their policies, they win. you take something like obama-care, for the longest time they weren't calling it that name, at the pejorative, but florida state where repealing obama care is actually on the ballot. you have bill nelson touting his support of obama-care and winning, so the lesson for democ
whether it's his leadership or he's riding the wave of something that's moving through this country, the republican view of him and what he represents was completely wrong. >> alisha, let me stay there a minute. i remember in talking to then candidate obama, him saying it publicly, he wanted to be a transform tiff president and transfo it was not just the president that won, but initiatives won on balance that were openly very progressive and liberal. voter i.d. laws defeated in at least...
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president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. the truth about mascara is... it clumps. introducing a revolutionary new mascara. clump crusher...crusher. 200% more volume. zero clumps. new clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. [ male announcer ] why not talk to someone who's sleeping on the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how fast i fall asleep. ask me about staying asleep. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional mattress brand. for 6 days only, get 0% apr financing with up to five years to pay. to learn more, visit tempurpedic.com. don't wait. five-year special financing ends november 20th. tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. >>> thanks for staying with us tonight. while the republicans bicker about the budget in washi
president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. the truth about mascara is... it clumps. introducing a revolutionary new mascara. clump crusher...crusher. 200% more volume. zero clumps. new clump crusher from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. [ male...
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does that mean the rest of the country will agree? i'm talking to the former governor of the state, gray davis. politics, what do the elections say about america. unique perspective from eugene robinson. i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you, alex. you have great guests. >> i know. trying to match up with you. >> thank you, alex. and when we come back, we're going to talk about the fact that they lost their homes and their possessions during hurricane sandy but they didn't lose their right to vote. our foot soldier is next. 8 training from your son. can you help me with something? nope! good talk. [ male announcer ] or free windows 8 training when you buy a computer at staples. another way staples makes it easier to upgrade. when you buy a computer at staples. online outfit piccolo headphones buy now broadway show megapixels place to sleep little roadster war and peace deep sea diving ninja app hipster glasses 5% cash back sign up to get 5% everywhere online through december. only from discover. >>> for most of us election day is
does that mean the rest of the country will agree? i'm talking to the former governor of the state, gray davis. politics, what do the elections say about america. unique perspective from eugene robinson. i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you, alex. you have great guests. >> i know. trying to match up with you. >> thank you, alex. and when we come back, we're going to talk about the fact that they lost their homes and their possessions during hurricane sandy but they didn't...
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what he believed i think and certainly what his campaign staff believed, was the country was heading down a terrible trajectory, it required a man of profound competition to fix, and he was going to present himself as somebody who was more competent than president obama in his closing argument, he said repeatedly to voters in wisconsin and new hampshire and virginia, you don't have to settle. what's holding us back from being a great nation is a lack of leadership. there is something both moving and ultimately very thin about the alternative that mitt romney presented because it was based so much on the promise of himself. >> yeah. the humanity, be we were talking about that -- what was supposed to be a victory celebration gone horly, horribly wrong, the sense they were on the precipes the golden ring was within their grasp and snatched at the very last minute was not something they were prepared for. >> not at all. as ben's argument says to make a candidacy about yourself is tough when you have advisors who say i believe mitt romney would be the best president, he's not a great cand
what he believed i think and certainly what his campaign staff believed, was the country was heading down a terrible trajectory, it required a man of profound competition to fix, and he was going to present himself as somebody who was more competent than president obama in his closing argument, he said repeatedly to voters in wisconsin and new hampshire and virginia, you don't have to settle. what's holding us back from being a great nation is a lack of leadership. there is something both...
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it won't kill the country if we raise taxes on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. really? the republican party is going to fall on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires? >> speaker john boehner on friday, appeared to give a little ground, suggesting that limits on tax deductions could be part of a deal, something that senior obama adviser, david axelrod, said was a step in the right direction. >> i think the speaker's comments have been encouraging. and obviously, there's money to be gained by closing some of these loopholes and applying them to deficit reduction. so, i think there's a lot of ways to skin this cat, so long as everybody comes with a positive, constructive attitude toward the task. >> axelrod also pointed out that exit polling from the election showed 60% of the american agreed with raising taxes on the highest earners. >>> there's a renewed focus on immigration policy, following a presidential election that saw a growing divide between repu
it won't kill the country if we raise taxes on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. really? the republican party is going to fall on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires? >> speaker john boehner on friday, appeared to give a little ground, suggesting that limits on tax deductions could be part of a deal, something that senior obama adviser, david axelrod, said was a...
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armed for combat, barack obama takes the field against the very forces who fought to cut him down. he will be a democratic president. he will be fair on taxes. he will use those taxes to rebuild this country and educate it up to the tough competition we face in the 21st century. he's backed by a majority of the american people, indeed re-elected as the only democrat since civil war with two majority elections behind him with an undergraded mandate at his back. today he marched onto the field of combat against an uncertain foe. some ready to deal, others hiding in their bunkers waiting for something, anything, to save them from the terrifying sight of 21st century electoral reality. i'm joined by dee dee myers, former clinton white house press secretary, and david corn, the author of the ebook, "47 percent." today the president stressed he's willing to compromise to avoid the consequence of going over that so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year. however, he said he's sticking to his guns, that the wealthiest need to be asked to pay a bit more. let's watch. >> i want to be cle
armed for combat, barack obama takes the field against the very forces who fought to cut him down. he will be a democratic president. he will be fair on taxes. he will use those taxes to rebuild this country and educate it up to the tough competition we face in the 21st century. he's backed by a majority of the american people, indeed re-elected as the only democrat since civil war with two majority elections behind him with an undergraded mandate at his back. today he marched onto the field of...
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quote, by any measure through his lifetime of service, david petraeus has made our country safer and stronger. going forward my thoughts and prayers are with dave and holly petraeus who has done so much to help military families through her own work. i wish them the very best at this very difficult time. this, of course, comes as the cia and the obama administration face intense scrutiny over that benghazi attack. petraeus was expected to testify on the hill next week. michael morrell will now do that. >> kristen welker thank you very much for that. let's get some more now. i'm joined by msnbc senior political analyst and "time" magazine editor at large mark halperin. good morning. let's get perspective on you -- i mean on this from you, because it seems to come out of nowhere, and you even have california senator dianne feinstein saying that she wishes the president had not accepted his resignation? >> there's still more we don't know about what happened than what we do know. for one thing, we don't know why the president felt he had to accept it. clearly was a lot of support for da
quote, by any measure through his lifetime of service, david petraeus has made our country safer and stronger. going forward my thoughts and prayers are with dave and holly petraeus who has done so much to help military families through her own work. i wish them the very best at this very difficult time. this, of course, comes as the cia and the obama administration face intense scrutiny over that benghazi attack. petraeus was expected to testify on the hill next week. michael morrell will now...
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first, president obama takes a tough stand over tacks. he delivered a wake-up call to republicans that he is determined to make the wealthy pay their fair share in tacks. the other big story, director david and after being married for and petraeus and unacceptable both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation. general petraeus was the most accepted leader of his generation. he's been top commander of both wars in iraq and afghanistan. president obama nominated him as the director of the cia last year. his fall is a major challenge for the president just three days after the election and a shake-up to the security team just as he deals with the attacks in libya, tensions with iran and the end of the war in afghanistan. joining me now is nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel, jack jacobs, an msnbc policy analyst and carl bernstein, the legendary analyst now a contributor to the daily beast. thank you all for joining me tonight. >> good to be here
first, president obama takes a tough stand over tacks. he delivered a wake-up call to republicans that he is determined to make the wealthy pay their fair share in tacks. the other big story, director david and after being married for and petraeus and unacceptable both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. this afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation. general petraeus was the most accepted leader of his generation. he's been top commander of both...
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there was a lot of backlash against obama care and there was this obsession with the debt and deficit. we are spending too much money, not taking in enough, it's going to hurt this country, we are going to get inflation, high interest rates, we will end up greece. republicans were elected. then a lame duck session. a huge conversation about how horrible the deficit and debt was. what happened? republicans and the president got together to add $800 billion to the deficit the next year. right after this election which was apparently this radification on the notion of large deficits. the deal they struck, which is extension of the bush tax can you wants $800 billion, over two years. okay. first of all, i want people to know, when people in washington talk about the debt and deficit, nine times out of ten, they do not mean the debt or deficit. they mean what their favorite policy is, whether it's tax cut extension or tax raises or cutting spending. that's what they are talking about. they are not talking the debt and deficit. when you hear debt and deficit, you have to say, what do they r
there was a lot of backlash against obama care and there was this obsession with the debt and deficit. we are spending too much money, not taking in enough, it's going to hurt this country, we are going to get inflation, high interest rates, we will end up greece. republicans were elected. then a lame duck session. a huge conversation about how horrible the deficit and debt was. what happened? republicans and the president got together to add $800 billion to the deficit the next year. right...
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president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. it's a new day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; an
president obama gets a firsthand look at what's really at stake in cities across the country. >>> and while john mccain was out complaining about the lack of details given on benghazi, he misses a key briefing offering details about benghazi. richard wolffe will weigh in. stay with us. it's a new day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use...
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't i don't think. i don't really understand why respects don't take obama's offer. >> and seen sean hannity has gotten involved. >> i think you control the border first. you create a pathway for those people that are here. you don't say you got to go home. and that is a position that i've evolved on. >> calling hannity a realist stretches the meaning of the word, i know, but note how simple he thinks these people are, border, amnesty, done. no. as ross douthat wrote in "the times" the idea of amnesty as latino winning electoral silver bullet is a fantasy. the deeper layer is the concept of benevolent government intervention to improve people's lives is satanic in the bubble. they call it wanting free stuff. >> you're never going to outbid them in giving away free stuff. they will always do one more thing. the bidding war, we're going to lose that. >> this is an offensive way of looking at the social safety net and reduces certain elements in society to virtual children wh
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't i don't think. i don't really understand why respects don't take obama's offer. >> and seen sean hannity has gotten involved. >> i think you control the border first. you create a pathway for those people that are here. you don't say you got to go home. and that is a position that i've evolved on. >> calling hannity a realist stretches the meaning of the word, i know, but note...
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obama crowds were nervous. they didn't quite know how it was going to turn out. >> i went up to the thing right before the election. it's hard to believe that it was this week. monday night in pennsylvania, be they play the big five games, and there is bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all like in their early to late 20s, packed, like 20,000 students. i haven't seen that enthusiasm. was that going across the country? ashley? >> yes. after the debate romney's crowds were not all huge but he went to denver which is where musician actually performed and it felt like people came out to see a rock star there. huge crowds, packed. in pennsylvania, one of the most striking things was on tuesday when governor romney touched down in pittsburgh, there was a huge crowd. it lined up upper deck of a parking garage overlooking where he landed and they were all just waiting for him and cheering for him. he was so touched. had he finally found the love that he had been searching for the whole campaign. >>
obama crowds were nervous. they didn't quite know how it was going to turn out. >> i went up to the thing right before the election. it's hard to believe that it was this week. monday night in pennsylvania, be they play the big five games, and there is bill clinton with a crowd of people your age. they were all like in their early to late 20s, packed, like 20,000 students. i haven't seen that enthusiasm. was that going across the country? ashley? >> yes. after the debate romney's...
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she argues it's one of the biggest issues facing the country. today the issue is inequality. in the guest spot we welcome back sister simone campbell. how does raising taxes on the wealthy, as i think congress and the president should do, relate to social justice and inequality? >> first of all, what you need to know is that the wealthy would continue to have the tax breaks on the first $250,000 of their income. so everybody would keep a tax break. it would be just on income above $250,000. this is so important because the programs that we call safety net programs serve often the working poor like billy and his wife and two kids that we met in milwaukee on the first bus trip. billy worked full time at minimum wage, but because minimum wage still keeps you in poverty, he only has enough money to use his entire salary to keep a roof over his family's head. he uses food stamps and st. benedict's dining room to feed his family. what i realized is that these safety net programs, while they're -- i think governor romney would call them a handout or charity to billy, also benefit hi
she argues it's one of the biggest issues facing the country. today the issue is inequality. in the guest spot we welcome back sister simone campbell. how does raising taxes on the wealthy, as i think congress and the president should do, relate to social justice and inequality? >> first of all, what you need to know is that the wealthy would continue to have the tax breaks on the first $250,000 of their income. so everybody would keep a tax break. it would be just on income above...
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. >> i believe it was 80% for obama. >> that's the fastest growing segment of the population. yes, they're slowly coming up to the reality they have to do something about latinos, but what about the rest of people in the country? what are they doing about women in the country? there's a diverse nation out here that they don't even recognize except for one chunk, the latino community. >> they believe they will get the instant numbers, if you can lure over to your side, that would the fastest and most immediate impact in the next couple of elections. >> it's a political tactic. it's not necessarily a substantive move. >> real quick. we're almost out of time. grover norquist was on. i want your response to this. he commented on romney's loss. let's play it quickly, please. >> well, we just had an election, and the house of representatives was elected, committed to keeping taxes low. the president was committed, elected on the basis that he was not romney and romney was a poopy head and you should vote against romney. he won by two points, but he didn't make the case to have highe
. >> i believe it was 80% for obama. >> that's the fastest growing segment of the population. yes, they're slowly coming up to the reality they have to do something about latinos, but what about the rest of people in the country? what are they doing about women in the country? there's a diverse nation out here that they don't even recognize except for one chunk, the latino community. >> they believe they will get the instant numbers, if you can lure over to your side, that...
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a second term comes with a world of problems. >> for president obama, the most dangerous country in the world in his first term and in his second term will be pakistan. >> reporter: that's where bin laden was hiding, and it remains a safe haven for militant extremists. syria is imploding and threatens to spread into a regional war. syrian rebels hope the president will now engage. the euro is in crisis. greek's rioting again. and of course, iran still pursuing nuclear ambitions despite crippling sanctions. many worry that could trigger another war. >>> all right. coming up next, "time" magazine has an in-depth look at how the obama campaign outmaneuvered the republicans in crucial swing states. we've been talking about that. and we're going to keep talking about it and see what "time's" take is and also what we should expect from the president's second term. we've got rick stengel with us next and the new issue. [ boy ] there i was. another holiday stuck at the kids table again. then it happened. every boy's dream. i got called up to the big leagues. i was finally a man... on my way to
a second term comes with a world of problems. >> for president obama, the most dangerous country in the world in his first term and in his second term will be pakistan. >> reporter: that's where bin laden was hiding, and it remains a safe haven for militant extremists. syria is imploding and threatens to spread into a regional war. syrian rebels hope the president will now engage. the euro is in crisis. greek's rioting again. and of course, iran still pursuing nuclear ambitions...
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and stuck with obama on the 2014 time line to get troops out of afghanistan. the two countries have weathered the financial crisis by maintaining $180 billion trade relationship under cameron's watch, britain took a lead role in taking down moammar ga dadfy and remained in lock step in sir you and iran. after tuesday's results came from prime minister cameron had only good things to say about the man he has been working with, another les until his own re-election bid in 2015. >> what i'd like to congratulate barack obama on his re-election. i've really enjoyed working with him over these last few years. i look forward to working with him again over the next four years. >> the prime minister made a point to call president obama to congratulate him thursday. even tweetding out photos of him on the phone about it. according to cameron's spokesman, the two talked about five minutes and promised a longer discussion on a range of issues. joining me now is the british ambassador to the united states, sir peter. nice to meet you finally. you've been here six, ten mont
and stuck with obama on the 2014 time line to get troops out of afghanistan. the two countries have weathered the financial crisis by maintaining $180 billion trade relationship under cameron's watch, britain took a lead role in taking down moammar ga dadfy and remained in lock step in sir you and iran. after tuesday's results came from prime minister cameron had only good things to say about the man he has been working with, another les until his own re-election bid in 2015. >> what i'd...
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became president obama, the partisan rhetoric didn't stop there. mccain abandoned the idea of becoming an elder statesmen, a key republican ally, who could help broker deals and move the country forward. instead, he has constantly undermined the president and his policies. back in 2010, mccain had a list of complaints over health care reform. one of his issues, the negotiations were not being broadcast on c-span. here's the president responding. >> let me just a make this point, john. because we're not campaigning anymore. the election's over. >> i'm reminded of that every day. >> well, yeah. >> let's bring in jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and columnist for bloomberg view. jonathan, i don't think the two like each other. good to have you with us tonight. but it just seems that john mccain is looking for any opening he possibly can to make problems for the president and the country. your take on it? >> well, the reason the president was so ticked in the press conference today is he learned just before the press conference, i hear from the
became president obama, the partisan rhetoric didn't stop there. mccain abandoned the idea of becoming an elder statesmen, a key republican ally, who could help broker deals and move the country forward. instead, he has constantly undermined the president and his policies. back in 2010, mccain had a list of complaints over health care reform. one of his issues, the negotiations were not being broadcast on c-span. here's the president responding. >> let me just a make this point, john....
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president obama was letting the middle class and the workers of this country know, you come first. aflcio president is confident the president will keep his commitment to the current tax rates for the middle class. >> the president led with that notion of protecting the middle class, and now you have republicans that have it in their power. they could sign a bill tomorrow that protects the middle class, and we'll see what they do. are we going to push them on that? without a doubt we're going to push them on that. are we going to collectively stand up and make sure that workers get a fair shake in all of this? absolutely, we are. do we believe that the president is committed to that same thing? absolutely, we do. >> details of the president's off the record meeting are emerging. the huffington post reports tonight that president obama said he will not extend the bush tax cuts for those at the top. i am not going to budge. i said it in 2010 and i'm not going to do -- i'm going only going to do this once, and i meant it. the source said that the president seemed to agree that social
president obama was letting the middle class and the workers of this country know, you come first. aflcio president is confident the president will keep his commitment to the current tax rates for the middle class. >> the president led with that notion of protecting the middle class, and now you have republicans that have it in their power. they could sign a bill tomorrow that protects the middle class, and we'll see what they do. are we going to push them on that? without a doubt we're...
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welcome back. >>> president obama won the election, republicans lost across the country. is there any chance they will finally accept him as president? really try to work with that man. he's president of the united states. i like it when he says it, i am the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> president obama's re-election victory is less than 48 hours old, but already the jockeying for 2016 is under way. we learned today marco rubio will be making -- i can't believe this -- his first trip to iowa. he's going for a birthday fund-raiser for republican governor terry branstad. it would be rubio's first unofficial testing the waters for the next national caucus state. the first in the nation caucus state coming up in four years. we'll be right back. >>> i'm no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "hardball." the democratic -- hi owned the office, gave a not so subtle reminder to those who questioned the legitimacy that he was in fact the president of the united states. >>> the american people have uneq
welcome back. >>> president obama won the election, republicans lost across the country. is there any chance they will finally accept him as president? really try to work with that man. he's president of the united states. i like it when he says it, i am the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> president obama's re-election victory is less than 48 hours old, but already the jockeying for 2016 is under way. we learned today marco rubio will be...
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was fired, president obama turned to the most high profile military leader in the country, general david petraeus, to become his third afghanistan war commanding general. that tenure in afghanistan lasted a year. as the president surged tens of thousands of more americans into that country, ultimately tripling the number of troops who were there when he first took office, that year at the front ended for general petraeus when he came back to washington to become head of the cia. a job from which he unexpectedly and suddenly resigned last week saying he had been having an extra-marital affair. meanwhile, yet another confirmation hearing is due this week for yet another new commander of the war in afghanistan. marine general joe dunford will take on over the reins from john allen. he took over from general petraeus. while general allen is still running the war over there, he too is caught up in the petraeus affair scandal. his confirmation hearings for his next big job, nato supreme commander, those hearings are on hold while the matter of general allen's only personal relationship with on
was fired, president obama turned to the most high profile military leader in the country, general david petraeus, to become his third afghanistan war commanding general. that tenure in afghanistan lasted a year. as the president surged tens of thousands of more americans into that country, ultimately tripling the number of troops who were there when he first took office, that year at the front ended for general petraeus when he came back to washington to become head of the cia. a job from...
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and even though president obama's reelection was settled at about 11:15 p.m. eastern last tuesday, the election overall is still underway in some parts of the country, including one place where it appears to have mostly just broken down with a bunch of federal level races still undecided. and the state in question is not florida for once. important updates coming up there including what may be a deconcession by a democrat who previously thought he had lost in a big important u.s. senate race. that's all ahead. >>> but we have to begin with breaking news out of washington. "the washington post" is reporting tonight that president obama is considering massachusetts senator john kerry as his new secretary of defense. that's right, defense. putting the decorated veteran and former presidential candidate in charge at the pentagon and not at the state department, as had been widely speculated. "the washington post" is sourcing its reporting to unnamed senior administration officials. senator kerry is also not commenting tonight. if senator kerry does move to the cab
and even though president obama's reelection was settled at about 11:15 p.m. eastern last tuesday, the election overall is still underway in some parts of the country, including one place where it appears to have mostly just broken down with a bunch of federal level races still undecided. and the state in question is not florida for once. important updates coming up there including what may be a deconcession by a democrat who previously thought he had lost in a big important u.s. senate race....
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persuade the country? can john boehner control the tea party? can mitch mcconnell protect his right flank? thank you very much. >> by the way, he's got to, i guess. he's got an election coming up himself. >> and he had a tough re-election. remember, he had to run six years ago right after the auto bailouts, had a tougher election than he wanted. >>> still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie joins the set. also actor bradley cooper will be here. next, senator saxby chambliss and andrea mitchell. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 after that, it's on to germany. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then tonight, i'm trading 9500 miles away in japan. tdd#: 1-800-345-
persuade the country? can john boehner control the tea party? can mitch mcconnell protect his right flank? thank you very much. >> by the way, he's got to, i guess. he's got an election coming up himself. >> and he had a tough re-election. remember, he had to run six years ago right after the auto bailouts, had a tougher election than he wanted. >>> still ahead, new jersey governor chris christie joins the set. also actor bradley cooper will be here. next, senator saxby...
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day of the hurricane, president obama at 48, mitt romney at 47%. look at the five days after the storm hit. hey, again, president obama ahead by the exact same 1%. before hurricane sandy, president obama ahead 1 or 2 points, afterwards, ahead by 1 or 2 points. this is the poll we know in retrospect was totally right. if we believe the polls which we all do now in america and the ipsot-reuters poll was the most accurate one in this presidential election provely there was no romney momentum going into hurricane sandy that was moved by the storm. it just didn't happen and checkable. i'm not saying this to make conservatives feel bad to welcome you out of the bubble of denial that is dangerous. i think haley barbour is a smart guy. this is not a smart idea. liberals probably shouldn't d disabuse republicans of this. if they take out of this election that a hurricane is the only way they didn't win, democrats should be psyched about that because republicans will go campaigning next time with the same kind of candidates and same policies and planning not
day of the hurricane, president obama at 48, mitt romney at 47%. look at the five days after the storm hit. hey, again, president obama ahead by the exact same 1%. before hurricane sandy, president obama ahead 1 or 2 points, afterwards, ahead by 1 or 2 points. this is the poll we know in retrospect was totally right. if we believe the polls which we all do now in america and the ipsot-reuters poll was the most accurate one in this presidential election provely there was no romney momentum going...
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there would be louder republican voices on this if it was a closer member of the obama team? >> yeah, i think we'll hear, we're hearing some republicans asking the tough questions. the timing of this story is unfortunate. it generates a lot of questions and suspicion. that he went to the hill and told members of congress that the benghazi situation was a reaction to spontaneous -- was a spontaneous -- >> this was the cia report this goes to what the white house has been say iing all along, what t cia intelligence at the time was saying? >> the station chief of the cia was say iing that this was a premeditated terrorist attack. senator mccain and the house calling for a special committee to investigate. so i think there are going to be a lot of questions about this not only about the sex scandal but is this related to benghazi. >> the senators want him to testify still. talking to people on the hill on both sides of the aisle you heard, yeah, he should come in and testify and talk to us about this no matter what his formal status is at this point. >> i was going to say, are co
there would be louder republican voices on this if it was a closer member of the obama team? >> yeah, i think we'll hear, we're hearing some republicans asking the tough questions. the timing of this story is unfortunate. it generates a lot of questions and suspicion. that he went to the hill and told members of congress that the benghazi situation was a reaction to spontaneous -- was a spontaneous -- >> this was the cia report this goes to what the white house has been say iing all...
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, which is the position of president obama and the majority of democratic candidates. and that is a 23-point advantage over the number of voters who think abortion should be illegal, which is the position of mitt romney and most republican candidates. so on an issue where two-thirds of the electorate thinks you are wrong, the anti-abortion movement says the secret is that you should campaign more on what everybody thinks you're wrong about. the numbers get even worse for republicans among latinos. yes, on this issue specifically. where less than a third of latino voters say they agree with the dominant republican position on this issue. after the republicans won a record number of state legislature states in 2010 and a bunch of governorships too, republicans in those states, since the 2010 election, have just been focused on abortion, like never before. they enacted a record number of new anti-abortion laws, more than at any time since roe versus wade became the law of the land. the same thing happened at the federal level, as soon as republicans took control of the ho
, which is the position of president obama and the majority of democratic candidates. and that is a 23-point advantage over the number of voters who think abortion should be illegal, which is the position of mitt romney and most republican candidates. so on an issue where two-thirds of the electorate thinks you are wrong, the anti-abortion movement says the secret is that you should campaign more on what everybody thinks you're wrong about. the numbers get even worse for republicans among...
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, he has now twice won with the broadest coalition of americans in the history of our country. that's black, that's white, that's old, that's young -- >> none of them are relevant to the republican party. why are you even mentioning them? women? why are you mentioning them? mitch mcconnell doesn't recognize those groups. keep going. >> no, he doesn't, and that's fine for him for now but we're going to make him recognize us if he doesn't get back in line. they're completely out of touch with the country they're living in. i will just say it, the bottom line is we have to be the ones who hold them accountable. we have to be the ones who say you can't ignore the results of tuesday. >> joy, someone no less than the nobel laureate paul krugman has suggested to the president that don't even bother to the negotiate with them. go to the fiscal cliff and fall off. it. >> i think it's given a lot of the beltway media i have to say and a lot of people on wall street this excuse to make it sound like on january 1st, the world would literally end. what would happen is number one, negotiatio
, he has now twice won with the broadest coalition of americans in the history of our country. that's black, that's white, that's old, that's young -- >> none of them are relevant to the republican party. why are you even mentioning them? women? why are you mentioning them? mitch mcconnell doesn't recognize those groups. keep going. >> no, he doesn't, and that's fine for him for now but we're going to make him recognize us if he doesn't get back in line. they're completely out of...
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise tax as little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it a million. the republican party is going to defend a bunch of millionaires, half who voted democratic and hatch live in hollywood. >> although tom price who is running to lead the house republican conference said sunday he is open to closing some tax loopholes, he did buck boehner on the issue of health care. >> question, do most house republicans, do you agree with speaker boehner that repeal of obama care with this election, with his re-election, is debt? >> we're not opposed to the president's health care law because of the election. we're opposed because it's bad policy and it's bad for patients. >> the 2012 election, though, was a demographic wake-up call for the republican party. now the party is getting advice from all sides, from those determined to rebrand the gop and others still uncertain it needs fixing. the committee is beginning a series of polls, focus groups
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise tax as little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it a million. the republican party is going to defend a bunch of millionaires, half who voted democratic and hatch live in hollywood. >> although tom price who is running to lead the house republican conference said sunday he is open to closing some tax loopholes, he did buck boehner on the issue...
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thank you, amy. >>> president obama won the election, republicans lost across the country. is there any chance they will finally accept him as president? really try to work with that man. he's rezer president of the united states. i like it when he says it, i am the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] start with nothing, build a ground-breaking car. good. now build a time machine. go here, find someone who can build a futuristic dash board display. bring future guy back. watch him build a tft display like nothing you've ever seen. get him to explain exactly what that is. the thin film transistor display... [ male announcer ] mmm, maybe not. just show it. customize the dash, give it park assist. the fuel efficiency flower thing. send future guy home, his work here is done. destroy time machine. win some awards, send in brady. that's how you do it. easy. >>> president obama's re-election victory is less than 48 hours old, but already the jockeying for 2016 is under way. we learned today marco rubio will be making -- i can't believe this -
thank you, amy. >>> president obama won the election, republicans lost across the country. is there any chance they will finally accept him as president? really try to work with that man. he's rezer president of the united states. i like it when he says it, i am the president. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] start with nothing, build a ground-breaking car. good. now build a time machine. go here, find someone who can build a futuristic dash...
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administration now, who is going to run the country on a day-to-day basis, this thing that everybody knows is due to change dramatically for the second term, at 2:51 today when andrea got on the air on msnbc, that stuff started to change already. when andrea mitchell broke this news about general rhett payous. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. about what the news of general petraeus means for the winning of that part of the government. we'll be talking with andrea about her scoop today. in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how surprising it is, how not just consequential but potentially further consequential this thing is that happened today, you should know that before this was a reportable story, before it was clear what had actually happened and that andrea was going to be able to report the reasons for general petraeus saying he was resigning we were hearing all sorts of things about potential reasons why he might be resigning. maybe he had irreconcilable political differences with president obama. he had to resign because of some huge poli
administration now, who is going to run the country on a day-to-day basis, this thing that everybody knows is due to change dramatically for the second term, at 2:51 today when andrea got on the air on msnbc, that stuff started to change already. when andrea mitchell broke this news about general rhett payous. we're going to speak with richard engle about this in a moment. about what the news of general petraeus means for the winning of that part of the government. we'll be talking with andrea...
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administration now, who is going to run the country on a day-to-day basis. the thing that everybody knows is going to change, at 2:51 today when andrea got on the air, that stuff started to change already when she broke this news about general petraeus. we're going to speak with richard angle about that in a moment, we're also talking with andrea about her scoop today. but in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how not just consequential but further consequential this thing is that happened today, you should know before it was clear what had actually happened and that andrea was going to report the reasons for him resigning, we were hearing all sorts of things about the potential reasons why he might be resigning. maybe he had political differences with president obama. maybe a huge disagreement. it was rumored that maybe general petraeus had been in talks to take a job with the romney administration. he had been plotting that move behind president obama's back. there was speculation that he was going to have to step down because of something related
administration now, who is going to run the country on a day-to-day basis. the thing that everybody knows is going to change, at 2:51 today when andrea got on the air, that stuff started to change already when she broke this news about general petraeus. we're going to speak with richard angle about that in a moment, we're also talking with andrea about her scoop today. but in order to appreciate how big a deal this is, how not just consequential but further consequential this thing is that...
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. >> president obama is dealing with the looming fiscal cliff. >> that could send the country into a recession. >> that is the issue. >> people are sick of the gridlock. >> we are not as divided as our politics suggest. >> we can seize the feature together. >> you have speaker boehner. >> let's do the right thing together for our country. >> you have to do this. >> i have never been more hopeful about our future. >> i know a lot of you are already on my side. >> i have two strong words for you. >> fiscal cliff. >> come on. >> oh, okay. all right. >> the fiscal cliff clock ticks on. >> it was the most expensive political election in history. >> i big, fat, zero. >> some soul searching about the featu future of the party. >> you think i do this night after night for your amusement? >> how do you repay me? >> four more years of hope and change. >> today republican ares battled with republicaned over why they lost an election they were sure they were supposed to win. we know they will never figure it out. today was the president's first full day at the white house. >> in the coming weeks
. >> president obama is dealing with the looming fiscal cliff. >> that could send the country into a recession. >> that is the issue. >> people are sick of the gridlock. >> we are not as divided as our politics suggest. >> we can seize the feature together. >> you have speaker boehner. >> let's do the right thing together for our country. >> you have to do this. >> i have never been more hopeful about our future. >> i know a lot...
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it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it $1 million. really, the republican party is going to fall on its swords to defend millionaires half of whom voted democrat and half of whom live in hollywood. >> jonathan, who was that man calling himself bill crystal. what have you done with him? unleash him. better yet, maybe keep him there and let this bill crystal come out. do you think more people are listening to him this time around with this kind of reasoned and balanced approach? >> it sends a clear signal that republicans and conservative republicans have heeded the message from the american people from the election last week and that they want things to work here in washington and particularly they knew the president campaigned on raising taxes on the wealthy. people knew about it when they were exit polled. they said that they voted for the president and that they were fine with the president raising taxes on th
it won't kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. it really won't. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000, make it $1 million. really, the republican party is going to fall on its swords to defend millionaires half of whom voted democrat and half of whom live in hollywood. >> jonathan, who was that man calling himself bill crystal. what have you done with him? unleash him. better yet, maybe keep him...
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now, in terms of what can be accomplished for the country, you know, the good book says, let us come reason together. and if president obama takes that attitude, which it seems to me he has, and i agree with what you said on the program earlier, you saw a really renewed confidence in president obama. his body language is there, his statements are there, this is the obama the people thought they were getting in the 2008 election, but didn't see until, frankly, after the election was over. two things in my mind recently as to what we can expect from the president. that is when he addressed his young workers and he teared up, spoke from the heart, to teleprompter. and a very attractive obama. and then, today at his news conference, confident, tough, in effect, to use a basketball term, he was saying, i'm perfectly prepared to come reason together. but in basketball terms, i also will take it hard to the hoop if you try this obstructionist thing. on the republican side, they have openings to be what we desperately need in the country, and that is a responsibility and loyal opposition. fo
now, in terms of what can be accomplished for the country, you know, the good book says, let us come reason together. and if president obama takes that attitude, which it seems to me he has, and i agree with what you said on the program earlier, you saw a really renewed confidence in president obama. his body language is there, his statements are there, this is the obama the people thought they were getting in the 2008 election, but didn't see until, frankly, after the election was over. two...
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. >> just a changing country. the demographics are changing, it's not a traditional america anymore. and there are 50% of the voting public who want stuff. they want things. and who is going to give them things? president obama. he knows it and he ran on it. and whereby 20 years ago, president obama would have been defeated by an establishment candidate like mitt romney. the whitish willment is now the minority. >> unioning me now is joy reid. how bad are you feeling for the white establishment tonight? >> tragic. >> bill o'reilly and the white establishment are founding their powers fading. >> yeah, it's fading. i will concede to bill o'reilly absolutely the the minorities who are taking over the country want stuff. they want to not have voter id laws, they want the respect of being treated like americans even if they might have an ak sent. they want to not be labeled welfare queens. they want things. they want to vote. fancy that. the problem that the republican party has is that when they look at minorities, th
. >> just a changing country. the demographics are changing, it's not a traditional america anymore. and there are 50% of the voting public who want stuff. they want things. and who is going to give them things? president obama. he knows it and he ran on it. and whereby 20 years ago, president obama would have been defeated by an establishment candidate like mitt romney. the whitish willment is now the minority. >> unioning me now is joy reid. how bad are you feeling for the white...
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. >> and, in fact, we have some of those pictures there posing a flat obama against the various tourist sites. i'm not sure how that is go over with the state department and diplomacy to re-emphasize the point that the president is only dropping by. thank you so much. we wish him safe travels, of course, and jonathan, thank to you and have a great weekend all of you. it's been a busy and difficult time. that's it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." monday barbara lee and los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. tamron hall has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> in the next hour we're following breaking news on the middle east conflict. air-raid sirens blast through tell aaviv for a second day in a row as palestinian rockets hit israel. we have new comments from prime minister benjamin netanyahu, plus two live reports from the region. the latest on general petraeus's testimony on capitol hill. petraeus says the cia knew what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. why congressman peter king says he doesn't recall what he said the first time around. more republicans
. >> and, in fact, we have some of those pictures there posing a flat obama against the various tourist sites. i'm not sure how that is go over with the state department and diplomacy to re-emphasize the point that the president is only dropping by. thank you so much. we wish him safe travels, of course, and jonathan, thank to you and have a great weekend all of you. it's been a busy and difficult time. that's it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." monday barbara lee...
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across the aisles with bipartisan attention is being foiled, input president obama showed, as you said, rare, if you will, anger, a flash of real support for susan rice, and indicating he's up to the battle. that should he choose her to become part of his cabinet, he will put her forth with the full expectation that she will be vented in the ways she should be -- vetted, excuse me, in the way she should be without that rancor. you can be assure, the rancor will be following if she's nominated. this po >> lynn, you were there in the east room when the president was speaking. can you recall him being so intense, so passionate about an issue as he was then? >> that was a special moment, being in the room, you could feel the intensity. i was sitting a few feet from him. you could -- you could -- that steely gaze that he really was setting on mccain and graham was cutting. and his words, to be in the room to hear them, were a clear warning. and his body language was tense, too. so, it was -- people should know though, why. susan rice, who came out of the clinton white house, was a very earl
across the aisles with bipartisan attention is being foiled, input president obama showed, as you said, rare, if you will, anger, a flash of real support for susan rice, and indicating he's up to the battle. that should he choose her to become part of his cabinet, he will put her forth with the full expectation that she will be vented in the ways she should be -- vetted, excuse me, in the way she should be without that rancor. you can be assure, the rancor will be following if she's nominated....
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. >> it won't kill the country if we raise money a little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. make it a million. the republican party is going to fall on their sword to defend a bunch of millionaires? >> where was that sound byte in october? when you have lost bill crystal, you have lost the right wing. republicans better understand how bad their negotiating position is. and the president needs to realize how good a position he's in. the country is with him. if the republicans don't realize where they are. they are going to drive their party off the cliff. you know, that fiscal cliff everybody is talking about. get your cell phones out. will republicans in congress finally work for the american people? text a for yes, b for no. 622-639 you can go to our blog. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. joining me tonight is congressman debbie wasserman schultz. chair of the democratic national committee. congratulations. you picked up some seats in the house and won r
. >> it won't kill the country if we raise money a little bit on millionaires. i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. make it a million. the republican party is going to fall on their sword to defend a bunch of millionaires? >> where was that sound byte in october? when you have lost bill crystal, you have lost the right wing. republicans better understand how bad their negotiating position is. and the president needs...
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were -- basically, they succumbed to their base the democratic party started with bill clinton and obama successfully able to carry this over, never able to allow the base of the democratic party, special interest groups, to overtake the national message, the republican party -- >> the serious governing philosophy that served this country well but too many swing voters in the country, you hear the word conservative now, they they think of loons and whackos. we gave up five u.s. senate seats the last two election cycles by people who were just out there, completely extreme, manifestly up prepared for the offices that they are running for. our elected leaders scared to death of the conservative entertainment complex, the shrill and divisive voices that are bombastic and broadcasting out into the homes and this country is rejecting the social extremism of the republican party on issue after issue. if you look at the four states that legalized gay marriage, on a range of issues, our coalition is shrink and the republican party has a lot of soul searching to do if we are going to assemble a m
were -- basically, they succumbed to their base the democratic party started with bill clinton and obama successfully able to carry this over, never able to allow the base of the democratic party, special interest groups, to overtake the national message, the republican party -- >> the serious governing philosophy that served this country well but too many swing voters in the country, you hear the word conservative now, they they think of loons and whackos. we gave up five u.s. senate...
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he didn't embrace president obama as the person to lead us forward. he didn't throw his full weight behind him. he didn't talk about a new vision for the country that we could forge together in our actions. he was really a selfish narcissistic kind of person. the extraordinary narcissism collectively speaking white men in control is really facing the erosion of a broader movement that says we're not going to stand for that anymore. so the republican party will either lead or they will be left behind. they are outdated dinosaurs dealing with the relics of the past and can't deal with what's going on in the future. they will be left behind. but they will be kicking and screaming, as we see now, with bitter language that denounces our president and collectively the aspirations of african-americans and others. >> but if the republican party doesn't change and if their leadership doesn't change and if they don't think differently on this issue of diversity and race and acceptance and they standby idle, doesn't that fuel extremist groups to feel emboldened
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president obama is staying in constant communication with the american public as he makes it clear the country cannot afford to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. >> this shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. if there was one thing that everybody understood was a big difference between myself and mr. romney, it was when it comes to how we reduce our deficit, i argued for a balanced responsible approach and part of that included making sure the wealth yet americans pay a little bit more. >> the president's plan with this whole game, with all the card out in the open and on the table. you nome what, think about this, the president could have said i don't want to do that, i think i'm going to cave in today. you don't have to worry about anything, he's not up for reelection. he played with heart today. this is the guy you voted for. this is the guy who said all along he would fight for the middle class and that exactly what he's doing for his press conference, asking for $1.6 trillion in new revenue and the the public is okay with his approach. >> more voters agreed with me on this is
president obama is staying in constant communication with the american public as he makes it clear the country cannot afford to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. >> this shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. if there was one thing that everybody understood was a big difference between myself and mr. romney, it was when it comes to how we reduce our deficit, i argued for a balanced responsible approach and part of that included making sure the wealth yet americans pay a little bit...
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relief in his budget request. >>> according to a report, the president plans to travel across the country after thanksgiving to build support for the fiscal cliff. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." today president obama began another campaign to get both democrats and republicans working together to avoid the economic mess that looms ahead, the so-called fiscal cliff. well, today he met with labor leaders and leaders in the progressive opportunity to soften the ground for a deal and found out how much leeway they will give him on cutting entitlement. here is afl-cio president richard trumka immediately after the meeting. >> we're very, very committed to making sure that the middle class and workers don't end up paying the tab for a party that we didn't get to go to. and the president is committed to that as well. are we going to collectively stand up and make sure that workers get a fair shake in all of this? absolutely we are. do we believe that the president is committed to that same thing? absolutely we do. >> but in a prior interview with salon, trumka took a harder
relief in his budget request. >>> according to a report, the president plans to travel across the country after thanksgiving to build support for the fiscal cliff. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." today president obama began another campaign to get both democrats and republicans working together to avoid the economic mess that looms ahead, the so-called fiscal cliff. well, today he met with labor leaders and leaders in the progressive...
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but the whole idea of attacking the united nations ambassador, i share the outrage of president obama, but even more the whole idea that he has inferred that he's covered this up is even more outrageous to do that when he should be defending our country. >> i want to play you something mr. mccain said nearly eight years ago after president bush's re-election. it was his response to the critics of condoleezza rice during her senate confirmation for secretary of state. take a listen, sir. >> i wonder why we're starting this new congress with a protracted debate about a foregone conclusion. i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than because of lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. >> i can only conclude we're doing this for no other reason than lingering bitterness at the outcome of the elections. is senator mccain guilty of the self-same charge, sir? >> well, i think he's more familiar with how people who have lost would respond, but it would seem to me that it could be best served if he joins in and not attack our commander in chief until we all find
but the whole idea of attacking the united nations ambassador, i share the outrage of president obama, but even more the whole idea that he has inferred that he's covered this up is even more outrageous to do that when he should be defending our country. >> i want to play you something mr. mccain said nearly eight years ago after president bush's re-election. it was his response to the critics of condoleezza rice during her senate confirmation for secretary of state. take a listen, sir....
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you have some 70% in the exit polls who believe the economy is in bad shape, 52% who feel like the country is off on the wrong direction. a lot of opposition thought to president obama and his policies and yet he prevails because of a coalition ever expanding that believes in a certain role for government, bob, that is opposed to where the republicans would like to take it. >> i think the big picture here is that president obama has got to deliver on the big issue, which is fixing the financial house of the u.s. federal government, it is in disarray, not just the fiscal cliff but $16 trillion in ious out in the world. in a couple of months, in february or march, they are going to have to renegotiate borrowing authority for another trillion or two dollars and if the president can fix and put us on some sort of path of restoration for the economy, that is a pay juv for everyone in the community you not just his base. he has got to think much more broadly, the job of the president is to find the next same of good for a real majority and escapable of doing. >> let's look back at the republican
you have some 70% in the exit polls who believe the economy is in bad shape, 52% who feel like the country is off on the wrong direction. a lot of opposition thought to president obama and his policies and yet he prevails because of a coalition ever expanding that believes in a certain role for government, bob, that is opposed to where the republicans would like to take it. >> i think the big picture here is that president obama has got to deliver on the big issue, which is fixing the...
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and jim messina reiterated at the last campaign conference call this afternoon, which was that barack obama won 56% of the vote amongst voters who call themselves moderates. not independents, undecideds, but moderates, and they said again and again, this is based in suburban communities throughout the country, and they think that was the turning point for them. now, those people probably are not a lot of takers and moochers. and so this prescription that ann coulter has, no surprise is wrong, but the republican party has some very difficult questions to answer in the next few years and i think you and i will -- and anna marie and jared will be there to help them. >> although they won't listen. ab na m speaker boehner says she want a balanced approach to easing the debt so long as it does not involve raising taxes on the top earners. doesn't he know only 35% support no new taxes. >> also the statistic they should be looking at from the exit polls was the 81% who said mitt romney didn't identify with the problems of people like them. people who wanted a president that identified with their pr
and jim messina reiterated at the last campaign conference call this afternoon, which was that barack obama won 56% of the vote amongst voters who call themselves moderates. not independents, undecideds, but moderates, and they said again and again, this is based in suburban communities throughout the country, and they think that was the turning point for them. now, those people probably are not a lot of takers and moochers. and so this prescription that ann coulter has, no surprise is wrong,...